Mark Osterloh is a Senior Policy Manager at the Department of Health.
We hope you caught some of the excellent summit coverage delivered by our department colleagues on the day. Now that the declarations and communique have been published, it is time to reflect on what this means for those living with …
There is strength in unity. And when the great and the good come together in a bid to improve lives affected by a seemingly incurable disease, the Social Care News blog will always promote and endorse such worthy enterprises. The …
If you haven't had the opportunity to view the Department's recently published maps of variation and state of the nation report into the range and provision of dementia care and support services in England, I urge you to do so …
The Social Care News blog will always signpost and champion any initiative designed to improve quality of services – and mental health is no exception. The Green Light Toolkit is a guide to auditing and improving mental health services to …
Just a quick reminder that the consultation on social work placement funding is due to close on 8 December. Comments are sought from social work placement providers, practice educators, universities and students to be fed into the consultation process. Department …
With the care and support sector under the greatest pressure to perform, more so than at any time since the creation of the welfare state, the need for radical ideas to better integrate health and social care services has never …
Whilst there has been much talk around better integration of health and care services (as evidenced by the £3.8 billion integration innovation fund launched earlier this year), a vital component of this enterprise is the promotion and support of personalised …
Last week’s National Children and Adult Services Conference 2013 (NCAS), proved a fruitful and engaging exercise for many delegates. This gathering of the care and support sector’s great and the good in Harrogate, North Yorkshire gave Department of Health ministers, …
At the Department of Health we’re always keen to do what we can to ensure policy initiatives maintain a constant and positive momentum. It’s another reason we are looking forward to NCAS and the chance to update delegates – and …
We may have a dedicated Department of Health lounge area at NCAS this year, but there will be no lounging about by DH policy colleagues as we prepare to deliver breakfast sessions, workshops and ‘meet and greets’ across the three …